Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 276 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Beat by beat): Open your mouth, keep a steady pace and finish every word ending. Warm up with tongue twisters. Clap the syllables: speech (1), speak·er (2), mi·cro·phone (3), pre·sen·ta·tion (4), pro·nun·ci·a·tion (5). Silent letters: k in knife and knee, w in write and two, b in climb and debt, t in listen and castle, h in honest and hour, l in calm and talk, g in sign.

1. 1.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) b
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
4. 4.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
6. 6.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) knife (c) knee (d) honest
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) l (b) s (c) h (d) t
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
10. 10.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) g
12. 12.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) k
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) palm (b) knob (c) sword (d) honest
16. 16.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) b
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) g (c) w (d) p
20. 20.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) p
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) t (b) w (c) b (d) k
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) comb (b) palm (c) talk (d) wrist
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) walk (c) listen (d) write
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) t (b) p (c) l (d) g
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) aisle (d) design
32. 32.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) answer (c) island (d) calm
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) folk (c) honest (d) design
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) calm (c) comb (d) fasten
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) aisle (b) knee (c) two (d) climb
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) doubt (c) walk (d) sign

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